Ronette
Feminine French diminutive of Rhône, meaning "little river Rhône".
Name Census estimates that about 804 living Americans carry the first name Ronette. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Ronette today is around 56 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ronette births was 1967 (63 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ronette. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
804
~ 1 in 426,311 Americans
Peak year
1967
63 babies that year
Average age
56
years old
1994 SSA rank
#11,500
Tracked since 1941
Census
Ronette in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 813 people with the first name Ronette, which placed it at #14,487 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,487
National first-name rank
People counted
813
813 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
49.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ronette
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ronette is White at 49.6%. The next largest groups are Black (34.1%) and Hispanic (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ronette described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ronette at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White49.6% · 403
- Black or African American34.1% · 277
- Hispanic or Latino5.2% · 42
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.7% · 38
- Two or more races3.3% · 27
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.2% · 26
Popularity
Ronette: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ronette from the 1940s through to the 1990s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 368 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ronette by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ronette during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ronettes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. California, New York, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Ronette, while New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 21 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ronette
The name Ronette is a diminutive form of the French name Ronette, which is derived from the Germanic name Rona or Hrodna. This name has its roots in the Old High German word "hruom," meaning "fame" or "renown." The name Ronette first appeared in the 9th century and was initially popular among the French nobility and aristocracy.
During the Middle Ages, the name Ronette was often associated with the Frankish and Norman cultures, and it was not uncommon for noble families to give their daughters this name. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ronette can be found in the Domesday Book, a survey of land ownership in England compiled in 1086 under the direction of William the Conqueror.
In the 12th century, there was a notable French noblewoman named Ronette de Montfort, who was the daughter of Simon de Montfort, a prominent leader in the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in southern France. Ronette de Montfort played a significant role in the administration of her family's estates and is mentioned in several historical records from that period.
Another notable figure with the name Ronette was Ronette de Valois, a French princess who lived in the 16th century. She was the daughter of King Charles IX of France and was known for her patronage of the arts and her support for the Catholic Church during the religious conflicts of the time.
In the 17th century, there was a French poet and dramatist named Ronette Descartes, who was a contemporary of the famous philosopher René Descartes. Although not as well-known as her philosophical counterpart, Ronette Descartes wrote several plays and poems that were popular in her time.
One of the most famous bearers of the name Ronette was Ronette de la Rochefoucauld, a French noblewoman who lived in the 18th century. She was a prominent figure in the French court and was known for her wit, intelligence, and beauty. Ronette de la Rochefoucauld hosted influential salons and was a patron of the arts and literature during the Age of Enlightenment.
While the name Ronette was once popular among the French nobility, it has since become less common, though it is still occasionally used as a diminutive form of Ronette or as a standalone name in some French-speaking regions.
People
Ronette + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ronette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ronette: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ronette?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 804 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ronette going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 426,311 US residents.
Is Ronette a common name?
We classify Ronette as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 951 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ronette most popular?
The single biggest year for Ronette was 1967, when 63 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ronette is about 56 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ronette in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 813 people with the name Ronette, or 0.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,487 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ronette in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ronette?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ronette appears almost entirely female. Of the 814 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ronette?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ronette is White at 49.6%. The next largest groups are Black (34.1%) and Hispanic (5.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ronette most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Ronette in the 2020 Census, accounting for 49.6% (403 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ronette in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ronette a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ronette in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ronette still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ronette in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ronette can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Ronette?
See how many people share the name Ronette on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.